Furniture Taken Apart Carefully and Ready for Its Next Home in Edgbaston
We dismantle flat pack and kit furniture without splitting panels or losing fixings — hardware bagged and labelled per section, so reassembly is straightforward rather than a puzzle.
Booking fee plus hourly labour — the price is confirmed before any work starts.
What this costs
| Booked 14+ days ahead | £25 booking fee £85 per hour |
|---|---|
| Booked within 48 hours | £100 booking fee £65 per hour |
| Same-day call-out | £220 booking fee £45 per hour |
The booking fee secures the visit. Labour is then charged by the hour, so you only pay for the time the job actually takes.
Booking fee £25–£220
£25 + £85/hr booked 14+ days ahead, £100 + £65/hr inside 48 hours, £220 + £45/hr same day. Agreed before we arrive.
Covered under Furniture Assembly
Handyman › Furniture Assembly — one of 20 documented jobs in this section.
Same-day furniture disassembly
Urgent jobs can often be booked for today. Ask when you book and we will confirm the slot before you pay anything.
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Getting furniture out is its own skill
Moving house, redecorating, or returning a piece that will not go back through the door: sooner or later furniture has to come apart. Done carelessly, disassembly is where furniture gets damaged — panels split, cams shear, fixings vanish into carpet — and the eventual reassembly becomes twice the job. Done properly, it is a controlled teardown with every part accounted for, and it is how furniture survives a move without a box of mysterious screws left behind.
What we take apart
Flat pack wardrobes, beds, drawer chests, desks, bookcases, sofas with click-together frames, bunk beds, dining tables with bolted legs — anything assembled from a kit. We follow the reverse of the manufacturer's instructions, working joints loose rather than forcing them, supporting heavy sections as they come free, and never letting a panel hang on its last cam. Where a piece has been glued, modified or repaired over the years, we assess what can reasonably be separated and tell you before anything is stressed, because some joints will not forgive being forced.
Where the value is: the reassembly
The point of careful disassembly is the rebuild. Hardware is bagged and labelled per section, panels are marked where the maker's numbering is unclear, small parts are kept with the piece, and anything noteworthy — a cracked panel, a fixing that has had its day — is flagged so it can be replaced before reassembly rather than discovered during it. If the furniture is moving to a new address, tell us when booking; if you want reassembly as part of the same job, we plan the visit around it and agree the scope in advance rather than discovering the time on the day.
Practicalities that decide the day
Clear access around the piece and empty it first — a wardrobe half full of clothes is a different job entirely. Tell us about stairs, tight turns and door widths, because sometimes the honest advice is that a piece needs to come apart further than you expected, or that a certain section should stay together for its own good. We bring our own tools and floor protection, we do not touch the walls or door frames without agreeing it, and we leave the room tidy with the parts sorted, bagged and labelled.
Why DIY teardowns go wrong
The classic disassembly failures are predictable: a cam sheared because the joint was forced before its screw was backed off, a panel split because it was carrying weight nobody noticed, and a bag of mixed fixings that makes reassembly a guessing game. Heavy sections are the other trap — a wardrobe top or a sofabed frame coming free will drop further and faster than expected. We work the reverse of the build sequence, support every section as it comes free, and keep parts organised as we go, which is what turns a teardown into a straightforward rebuild later.
Why DIY teardowns go wrong
The classic disassembly failures are predictable: a cam sheared because the joint was forced before its screw was backed off, a panel split because it was carrying weight nobody noticed, and a bag of mixed fixings that makes reassembly a guessing game. Heavy sections are the other trap — a wardrobe top or a sofabed frame coming free will drop further and faster than expected. We work the reverse of the build sequence, support every section as it comes free, and keep parts organised as we go, which is what turns a teardown into a straightforward rebuild later. If anything will be left inside the furniture during the move — drawers kept in a chest, shelves left in a bookcase — tell us, because empty pieces come apart far more safely than loaded ones, and it protects the panels from knocks on the way out.
Booking
Disassembly is usually quoted by the piece — a wardrobe is not a bedside table — so tell us what needs taking apart and where it is going. A booking fee is paid when you book, labour is hourly with the rate depending on how soon you need the visit, and the full cost is quoted and agreed with you before work starts. Same-day may be available for those moving deadlines, we are fully insured, and we cover the West Midlands.
How the price works
We charge a booking fee to hold your slot, then an hourly rate for the work itself. The fee changes with how soon you need us; the hourly rate changes with the slot you choose. You approve the price before we start, so there is no surprise on the invoice.
Booked 14+ days ahead
£25 booking fee
then £85 per hour of labour
Best value. Book the slot now, pay the smallest booking fee.
Booked within 48 hours
£100 booking fee
then £65 per hour of labour
For jobs that can wait a day or two but not a fortnight.
Same-day call-out
£220 booking fee
then £45 per hour of labour
Urgent problems: standing water, no heat, no power, leaks.
Book the slot
Choose the window that suits you and pay the booking fee. That holds your place in the diary.
We diagnose on site
The engineer confirms the cause and tells you what the job involves and how long it should take.
You approve, we work
Nothing goes ahead until you agree the price. Labour is then charged per hour at your slot rate.
Furniture has to come apart more often than people expect — moving house, redecorating, or getting a piece out that will not fit through the door assembled. We take furniture apart carefully, with every fixing bagged and labelled so reassembly is straightforward rather than a puzzle.
What our customers say about our handyman service
5 out of 5 from 8 reviews
Fast, tidy and friendly
Booked the £100 booking-fee slot on Saturday and got a message confirming the time the same morning. The cause was explained, the price agreed before any work started, and the job was done in about 77 minutes. Clean and tidy when they left.
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Exactly what was quoted
Third time we have used Maintenance Men, and the same experience each time: agreed price, proper explanation, job done in one visit. The hourly rate is fair for the standard of work.
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Worth the booking fee
Booked online, paid the booking fee, and the engineer rang ahead. Job done in about 43 minutes, plus straightforward advice on stopping it happening again. Will use them for the rest of the house now.
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Book Furniture Disassembly
Tell us what is happening and choose a slot. If you are not sure this is the right job, use the diagnosis panel — it narrows the problem down before you book.
- Booking fee confirmed up front
- Hourly labour, agreed before work starts
- Same-day slots for urgent problems
Questions people ask about furniture disassembly
Straight answers to the things customers ask most often before booking.
Can I dismantle flat pack furniture myself?
For a simple piece and a patient afternoon, yes — the rule is to work backwards from the instructions and never force a joint. Where self-disassembly goes wrong is forcing cams, losing fixings and splitting panels when something will not move, and that damage only shows up at reassembly. For wardrobes, bunks or anything you are moving house with, having it done carefully with labelled parts usually pays for itself.
How do you keep everything organised for reassembly?
Hardware is bagged and labelled per section as it comes off, panels are marked where the maker's numbering is unclear, and small parts stay with the piece rather than in a general tub. We note anything that will not survive another assembly — a sheared cam, a cracked panel — and flag it so the replacement is ordered before reassembly day. Everything is left sorted and labelled, not in one mystery box.
What about older furniture that was glued together?
That is exactly where we assess before acting. Glued joints and pieces that have been repaired or modified over the years may not separate cleanly, and forcing them causes damage that cannot be undone. We look at how the piece was actually put together, tell you what can reasonably be separated and what cannot, and agree the approach with you before anything is stressed.
Can you reassemble the furniture at the new address?
Yes — reassembly after a move is a natural extension of the same job, and it works best when we do both, because we know how the piece came apart and where every bag of fixings belongs. Tell us when booking that reassembly is wanted, and whether it is at a different address, so we can plan and quote the whole job for your approval. Kit furniture rebuilt by the people who took it down goes back together noticeably better.
How is furniture disassembly priced?
You pay a booking fee when you book, labour is charged hourly and the rate depends on how soon you need the visit, and the full cost is quoted and approved before work starts. The quote reflects the pieces involved — a wardrobe takes far longer than a bedside table. If reassembly at another address is added, that is quoted as part of the same agreed scope.
Need furniture disassembly sorted in Edgbaston?
Book a slot in the diary and pay only the booking fee up front. We confirm the rest before we start.